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National permanent di~conateleader directs deacons' retreat

PERMANENT DEACON John Pistone and his wife Raearrive at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, R.I., enroute toWareham to jointly present an annual retreat for permanentdeacons of the Fall River Diocese.

That message is a needed one,the Pistones have found out. Dur­ing the last three or four years theyhave given retreats to deacons andtheir wives in more than 30 dio­ceses, averaging one or two amonth. The past five weekends hadfound them giving retreats in Ten­nessee, Connecticut, Michigan,Maryland and Washington, D.C.

"We have spoken to either dea­cons or those who are in formationto become deacons," John said. "Wedo some retreat work outside the

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focus of the five retreat conferences"is spiritual. We talk about Jesus,our relationship with him; spiritu­ality in faith; marriage and holyorders; reconciliation. and visionand ministry."

Rae Pistone, who joins her hus­band in the presentations, says shereminds the permanent deacons thatthey "should take time to get awayand spend time with the Lord. Thisis their weekend to focus on thatrelationship. They can't possiblyminister to others unless they refilltheir cup."

• Well-known husbandand wife team arespeakers at annualspiritual weekend.

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

WAREHAM-A group of per­manent deacons in the Fall RiverDiocese had the unusual opportu-

, nity to learn what their colleaguesnationwide are doing -as well asspend time reviewing their ownspirituality at a retreat this pastweekend at Sacred Heart RetreatCenter here.

John Pistone, a permanent dea­con, executive director for the Sec­retariat fOf the Diaconate, and hiswife Rae, arrived on the Cape Fri­day to speak at the three-day spiri­tual weekend for 33 deacons.

The Pistones are well-known,speakers and leaders of retreats.They are regular contributors to"Deacon Digest," a quarterlymagazine dedicated to the ministryof the permanent diaconate in theUnited States. John Pistone's busynational leadership role puts him inthe forefront ofthe diaconate's min­istry and amid daily updates on thechanging needs of its members.

Having arrived Friday afternoonon a flight from Washington, D.C.,the Pistones, who are fromRockville, Md., graciously affordedThe Anchor an informal interviewin one of the passenger lounges atT. F. Green Airport in Warwick, R.I.

John, who has been a deacon forjust over 25 years, said the primary

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Monday, April 6, 1998- Thnebrae • Ecumenical Prayer Service7 p.m. Presider - Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap.

Homilist - Rev. Donald Mier, Pastor, First Baptist Church

for St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River

Thursday, April 9, 1998 - Mass of the Lord's Supper7 p.m. Celebrant - Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, OfM Cap.

Concelebrant - Rev. Joseph M. CostaConcelebrant - Rev. Msgr. George W. Coleman, Y.G.Concelebrant - Rev. Gustavo Dominguez, LY.E.Deacon - Hernando Herrera

Thesday, April 7, 1998 - Chrism Mass4 p.m. Celebrant - Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap.

Concelebrants - Clergy from the Diocese of Fall RiverDeacon - Paul C. FedakDeacon - Edward A. MurphyDeacon - John M. MurrayBearers of the Oil- Deacons

of the Sick - John Fitzpatrickof the Sick - John Welchof the Catechumens - David M. Sharlandof the Catechumens - Hernando Herreraof the Chrism - James Barrettof the Chrism - Eugene Sasseville

Sunday, April 5, 1998 - Palm Sunday11 a.m. Celebrant-Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap.

Concelebrant - Rev. Joseph M. CostaConcelebrant - Rev. Gustavo Dominguez, LV.E.Deacon - Hernando Herrera

Pope encourages priests toinyoke the Holy Spirit

Good Friday Rules. The Church's regulations for Good Friday, April 10, a

day of fast and abstinence, follow:-Abstinence from meat for those aged 14 and older.-A day of fasting for those aged 18 to 59.Fasting is defined as eating only one full meal and two

light meals during the day. Eating between meals is notpermitted; however, liquids are permitted.

Friday, April 10, 1998 - Good Friday Service3 p.m. Celebrant - Rev. Joseph M. Costa

Deacon - Hernando Herrera

Saturday, April 11, 1998 - Easter Vigil8 p.m. Celebrant - Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap.

Concelebrant - Rev. Joseph M. CostaConcelebrant - Rev. Msgr. George W. Coleman, Y.G.Concelebrant - Rev. Gustavo Dominguez, LV.E.Deacon - Hernando Herrera

Sunday, April 12, 1998 - Easter Sunday10 a.m. Celebrant - Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap.

Concelebrant - Rev. Joseph M. CostaConcelebrant - Rev. Msgr. George W. Coleman, V.G.Deacon - Hernando Herrera

Easter Televisio~Mass from St. Mary'sCathedral will be televised on

Easter Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.on WLNE Channel 6.

Master of Ceremonies for the Cathedral Services willbe Rev. Stephen J. Avila.

• His Holy Thursdayletter urges seekingcontinual outpouringof the gifts ofthe Holy Spirit.

By CINDY WOODEN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Pope JohnPaul II encouraged priests through­out the world to invoke the HolySpirit as they minister to others andgrow in their own spiritual lives.

In a letter to priests, Pope JohnPaul said he joined all of them in"i mploring from the 'Giver ofgi Its'the graces necessary to discern thesigns of salvation and to respondwith full fidelity to the call ofGod."

The pope's annual letter topriests marking the Holy Thursdaycommemorations of the institutionof the Eucharist and of the priest­hood was released March 31 at theVatican.

Focusing on the Holy Spirit inhis letter for 1998 - the year dedi­cated to the Spirit in preparationfor the year 2000 - Pope John

Paul said priests should pray for. an outpouring of spiritual gifts

each day, not simply on the day oftheir ordination.

On Holy Thursday, he said, "wepriests are invited to give thankswith the whole community of thefaithful for the gift of the Eucha­rist and to renew our sense of the

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He hopes the isolated schoolshootings do not make peoplecondemn all youths a$ partici­p~nts in vi()lent cri~e. "Juyenilecrime is d,own since 1996," hesaid. "It's tragedies as heinous asthis one [in Arkansas] t.hat colorpeople's perceptions."

Although the motives are stillunclear in the Arkansas school:shooting, the word amon.g the stu­dents is that a suspected shooter,Mitchell Johnson, was mad thata girl had broken up wil:h him.

"There's nothing new aboutadolescent breakups," said Gray."Adolescent relationshi:ps comeand go." What is new, he added,is that today ~'the stak'es have in­creased and people see violenceas a way to solv~ problems.".You[lg p~o'p'-e ,need tq '?e taughthow to deal with the hurt that goesalong with unrequited love, headded.

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years. "People will forget and putit out of their minds," said PaulJose, an associate professor ofpsychology at Loyola Universityin Chicago. : '

"And that's too bad," he toldCatholic News Service, "becauseclearly there are things we canqo."

Jose is quick to add his voiceto countless others who advocatemore gun control, but he alsoreadily admits that there is moret9 the recent shootings than justaccess to guns.

. He points a finger at adoles­cent ·immaturity and what goesalong with' that - a failure tounderstand long-term effects ofone's actions. He also says_youngpeople face more stres's"todayth~1'! de~ades ago, .qften deali.ngwith their parents' difficulties, di­vorces' and financial concerns.

'~Kids are growing up fast, butthey also don't function well"~itJ:i'jhe added responsibilitiesanddm',tendto deahvith sties'se1th.~{by: beq:>ttiing;withdraw !1'or..e'S~!1ihgang~t, he'said. .' , " : TAUNTON-Sacred ':Heart

::,Th,e'trouble 'is,in,.the 'ryeat of.: Parish,' 311'Somerset A~e.~ will~hemoment,a:ngry ki~s .are pick- cele"fmite.itSI25th anniversary atIn¥ upgu.ns:.:wher~~s'30years a conq,elebrated M~ss AI?riII 9 atago, he pOInted out, there would I r a.m. The current paswr is Fa­have been a fistfight and maybe a ther Jon~PauiGallarit.A storybloody nose" - not something published March 27 carried thewith lasting consequences. wrong date and referred to Father

He's also convinced that Gallant as a former pa:;tor. Theschools should do a better job of Anchor regrets the errors.identifying and getting help forstudents who are prone to aggres­sive behavior.

Vincent C. Gray, executive di­rector of Covenant House inWashington, is also a big advo­cate for worki ng wi th you ngpeople before problems occur,primarily to teach them how toresolve conflict.

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MEMBERS OF the Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women recently held·a meet-. ing to begin planning the 45th annual DCCW convention. It will be held on May 2 at St.

Mary's Parish Center in South Dartmouth. Helping to plan (seated from left) are: Ann Borges,luncheon. chairman and Mildred Almeida, convention chairman, and (standing) Ella Dutra ofthe hospitality. committee and Dolores Ferro, chairman of the decoration committel3.

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WASHINGTON - in thedays following the shooting atWestside Middle School inJonesboro, Ark., people every­where 'were trying to make sense

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"Among the joys and anxieties,the sufferings and hopes of theministry," he said, "the priestlearns to put his trust in the finalvictory of love, thanks to the un­failing action of the Spirit."

The pope told priest!" "Whentemptation sets its trap and humanstrength grows weak, then is'the mo­ment to invoke the Spirit more ur­gently, that he come to help us in ourweakness and grant us the strengthand prudence which God wills."

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"We are also inspired to entrustourselves to the action of the Spiritwith fresh heart and full receptive­ness, allowing ourselves to be con­formed day-by-day to Christ thepriest," the pope wrote.

Pope John Paul said the Spirit'Sgifts of wisdom, understanding,counsel, strength, knowledge, pi­ety and fear of the Lord are essen­tial in the daily life of priests andin their ministry in the Church.

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Speaking on behalf of thegroup, Archbishop Oscar H.Lipscomb of Mobile, Alabama,said the visit helped prepare themto proclaim with renewed vigor"the fullness of the apostolic mes-

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I NEED A GOOD PlUMBER?

ANN HODKINSON of HolyName Parish, Fall River, wasfeatured in a February An­chor story as being amongstudents around the worldinvited to submit material onhuman rights issues to theVatican for possible use at aninternational student confer­ence next month in Rome.She has received the goodnews that her paper, "A Bio­logical Defense of HumanLife Before Birth," accompa­nied by.a collage depictingthe development of a fetus,is among those selec;ted forpresentation before PopeJohn Paull! and some 1,000fellow students. Now a pre­medical student at UMassDartmouth, she says the onlycloud on her horizon is thecost of a ticket to Rome.

"Yet the experience convinced methat it is essential to make time,intentionally, for study and reflec­tion."

Pope John Paul suggested thata bishop may need to reorganizehis administrative work "to attendto what is fundamental in his min­istry."

Diocesan administration alsoneeds the bishop's attention, thepope said, so that "the structuresnecessary today in leading a dio­cese do not impede the very thingthey are meant to facilitate: abishop's contact with his peopleand his role as an evangelist."" Referring to a proposed re­structuring of the National Con­ference of Catholic Bishops andU.S. Catholic Conference, PopeJohn Paul said he knew the bish­ops recognized that national con­ferences must "better serve thepastoral and evangelical purposesthat give the conference its unique"meaning."

The pope warned against let­ting the bishops' conferenceweaken the individual bishops'teaching and pastoral authority.

"Special care must be taken toensure that the conference func­tions as an ecclesial body and notas an institution reflecting themanagement models of secularsociety," he said. "The bishop'sduty to teach, sanctify and gov-

A bishop also needsto take time to pray andto remain familiar withdevelopments in theol­ogy, biblical studies andmoral thought on socialissues, the pontiff said.

his last synod: "'Is your dutypreaching and teachi'ng? Concen­trate carefully on what is essen­tial to fulfill that offic.e fittingly.Make sure in the first place thatyour life and conduct are sermonsin themselves.'''

"The bishop should teach fre­quently and constantly, preaching

homilies, writing pastoral letters,giving conferences and makinguse of the media, in such a waythat he is seen to teach the faithand so bear public "witness to theGospel," Pope John Paul said..

A bishop also needs to taketime to pray and to remain famil­iar with developments in theol­ogy, biblical studies and moralthought on social issues, PopeJohn Paul said.

"I know from my own experi­ence as a diocesan bishop themany demands that are made ona bishop's time," the pope added.

Daily ReadingsIs 42:1-7; Ps"27:1-3:~3-14; In 12:1-11Is 49:1-6; Ps 71: 1-6,15,17; In 13:21-33,36-38Is50:4-9a; Ps69:8-10,21-22,31,33-34; Mt26:14-25Is 61 :1-3a,6a,8b-9; Ps 89:21-22,25,27; Rv 1:5-8.Lk 4:16-21; Evening Ex 12:1-8,11-14; Ps 116:12-13,15-18; 1 Cor 11 :23-26; In 13:1-15Is 52:13-53:12; Ps 31:2,6,12-13,15-17,25; Heb 4:14-16;5:7-9; In 18:1-19:42(1) Gn 1:1-2:2 or 1:1,26-31 a; Ps 104:1-2.5-6,10,12-14,24-35 or Ps 33:4-7,12-13,20-22 (2) Gn 22:1-18or 22:1-2,9a,'1 0-13,15-18; Ps 16:5,8-11 (3) Ex 14:

,15-15:1; (Ps) Ex 15:1-6,17-18 (4) Is 54:5-14; Ps30:2,4-6,11-13 (5) Is 55:1-11; (Ps) Is 12:2-6 (6) Bar 3:9-15,32-4:4; Ps 19:8-11 (7) Ez 36: 16-17a,18-28; Pss 42:3,5;43:3-4 or, when baptism is celebrated, (Ps) Is 12:2-6or Ps 51:12-15,18-19 (8) Rom 6:3-11; Ps 118:1-2,16-17,22-23 (9) Lk 24:1-12Acts 10:34a,37-43; Ps 118:1-2,16-17,22-23; Col 3:1-4or 1 Cor' 5:6b-8; In 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12 or, in theevening, Lk 24:13-35

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AN ACTOR portrays Jesus in agony as he bears the crossin a re-enactment of the crucifixion last year during Holy Weekin Mexico City. Christians will mark the passion of the Lordon Good Friday, April 10, this year. (CNS/Reuters photo)

By LYNNE WEllCATHOLIC NEWS SEBVICE

VATICAN CITY -- PopeJohn Paul II told bishops from thesouthern United States that theyshould emphasize teaching andpreaching, but be sure to maketime for prayer.

The bishops from Kentucky,Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippiand Alabama were on their "adlimina" visits to the Vatican whenthey met with the pope as a groupMarch 31.

Bishops worldwide make "adlimina" visits every five years toreport on conditions in their dio­ceses. Several other regionalgroups of U.S. bishops have vis­ited the Vatican this year.

Pope John Paul reminded thegroup March 31 that they couldteach by deed as well as by word..

"In applying the Gospel to newissues while safeguarding the au­thentic interpretation of thechurch's teaching, the bishop en­sures that the local church abidesin the truth, which saves and lib­erates," the pope said. "All this re­quires that the bishop be a manof firm supernatural faith andsteadfast loyalty to Christ and hischurch."

The pope recalled what St.Charles Borromeo told priests at

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We do not possess recent statistics concerning young peopleand firearm injuries,anddeaths. However, wedo'have 1995 factsand figures. In that-year over 5,000 children under age)9 diedfrom firearm injur.ies. That appalling fact should c1eafIy indicatethat yO,uth murders are nofso rare as we may'l~ad ourselves tobelieve, espeCially in the light of the Jonesboro massacre.

The real fact of the matter'is that we have _a true epidemic ofviolence on our hands ,!11<fthe problem ,is increasing daily becal;lsewe as a nation refuse to take steps toward elimination of privatelyowned weapons in our society. The handgun issue has long beenon the desks of-Congress. Yet members have f,!iled to act to ensurethe right to life of children in our n,!tion. The gun lobbyists' mo­nopoly apparently means much more to Congress than do the deathsof our innocent children.

The Jonesboro murders surface once more the need for firm andstrong control. Dr. Kathy Christoffel, founder of the HandgunEpidemic Lowering Plan, a Chicago conSOI1ium of medical facili­ties that see handgun violence as a very r~al public heal)th p~ob­

lem, states that "we have to. stop dismissing ev~nts s.uch asJonesboro by saying that children are crazy and start saying thatgun violence is a feature of the modern world that we need tochange." ,

Dr. Christoffel also feels that we must start recognizing thatwhen a child has a gun, somewhere an adult is responsible. Weneed to make it very, very hard, if not impossible, for kids to getguns, but as a people, by our attitudes, behaviors and Iife~tyles, aresimply not doing this.' ,, '

To be sure we cannot ,simply attribute the Jonesboro disaster toeasy accessibility of guns: There are many other factors to be con­sidered with 'regard to its two child perpetrators, such as environ­ment, 'parenting, and psychological predisposition·s.

When children ,murder children, a whole range of possibilitiesarises. To begin with, why parents permit their c:hildren to playwith even'toy,g!:Jns, is incomprehensible~, Kids n~ed ,hugs, not guns.: :In a socialorder where so many children are,IDurdered in the wombor, if born, are habitually rejected, thousandI'~o·unw~nted. Con­sidering the lifestyles of so many parents, both married and single,it is horrifying to consider the number ofchildren who simply haveto drag themselv'es up. Coupled with the American craze for vio­lenceand the habit of the media and movies to settle all' problemswith guns, one can understand how society has reached its presentnadir. ' ,

We simply have too much accessibility to numerous weaponsand that is coupled with the fact that, as children receive less andless of the emotional and social nurturing they need, they becomemore and more aggressive. Behavior development simply doesnot exist in many homes. We depend on the schools to do that jobfor us, but they are not substitutes for good and loving parenting. '

But even where all the neeged psychological and parenting fac­tors are in place, all agree that (he curiosity of children will leadthem to experiment with guns when they are accessible. If yetanother reason were needed for supporting and enforcing a na­tional gun policy, the Jonesboro tragedy should supply the motiva­tion for firm and decisive legislation in this regard. .

In addition to this, adults should be made to take full legal andethical responsibility.for their children's behavior. Adult freedomcannot 'be equated with that of children. Responsibility and ac-'countability are lessons that children first learn at home. Ifparentsfail in this, then children will indeed make bad choices. "How manymore Jonesboro choices must we endure?·" .,' .

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and pharisees that presupposed greatsophistication and trained memories.The simplicity and lack ofostentationare central in understanding the OurFather. Perhaps this is whatJesus hadin mind in this prayer: "I thank you,Father. For revealing to little childrenwhat you have hidden from thelearned and clever."

There are two things that provethat Jesus was not just a conservatorof the Psalms but an innovator in theOur Father. "Abba" replaces the oldname of "Yahweh." Our elder broth­ers and sisters, the Jewish people,addressed God at times with absoluteconfidence but not as a usual way topray to God. The other new elementis the insistence upon our forgivingthose who have hurt us. The Psalmsoften speak of the forgiveness wehope for from God, but never of thatforgiveness that we are to show ourbrethren. On this point, the Our Fa­ther introduces something radicallynew.

Studying the Psalms this Lent hasgiven me a greater appreciation of theinsight of the late French liturgicalscholar Father Louis Bouyer, whoinsisted that Christians must first learnto become spiritual Semites and thenbecome followers of Christ.

-the coming of the kingdom:"They shall speak ofthe glory ofyourkingdom. Your kingdom is an ever­lasting kingdom."

-the giving of the daily bread:''The eyes of all look to you, and yougive them their food in due season.You open your hand, satisfying thedesire of every living thing."

-help against temptation: ''TheLord upholds all who are falling andraises up all who are bowed down."

Without doubt, the God of the OurFather is the God of the Psalter, a Godinfinitely great yet infinitely close,holy and kingly, who gives, pardonsand delivers from evil. The prayer ofpraise and a cry for help are part andparcel what the psalms' and the OurFather are all about.

The two poles of human happiness(psalm 1) and the glory ofGod (Psalm150) are found in the Lord's prayer.It opens with God's glorification andends with what leads to human hap­piness. Although rever~ing the orderofthe Psalms, Jesus shows that thesetwo poles are not opposites, becauseeverything is to be accomplished "onearth as it is in heaven."

I believe that Jesus gave his dis­ciples the Our Father as an antidoteto the lengthy prayers of the scribes

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Dear brothers and sisters,In our catechesis on the Great Jubilee of the Vear 2000, we reflect

today on baptism. Jesus himself speol<s of faith and baptism as the onlyway to solvation. When Peter colis on the people at Pentecost to repentO"ld be baptized, he shows that conversion involves not only an interiorattitude of repentooce but also entry into the Christian community throughbaptism.

We come to a deeper understO"lding of this sacrament by meditatingon the baptism of Jesus; When he receives the baptism of John, Jesusshows his solidarity with sinners md his desire for their solvation. Themanifestation of the Spirit prefigures the gift of the Holy Spirit whichChristians will receive in baptism.

St. Paul presents baptism os a shoring in the fruits of Christ's re­demptive work, since it brings about the forgiveness of sins and commu­nicates new life in Christ. As adopted sons and daughters oflGod, baptizedChristioos are enabled to lead a spirituol life under the guidance of theHoly Spirit. May oll Christioos use this time of preparation for the jubileeto become more conscious of. the great gift and mystery of baptism., , I welcome 011 the English-speaking pilgrims O"ld visitors, especially thosefrom Englond, Denmorl<, Joponond the United·States ,of ~merico; Upon- ­you ood I,jour families I cordialy invoke the blessings of AlmighUJ GoeL

By FATHER KEVIN J. HARRINGTON

This week Roman Catholics willbe recalling the passion of Our LordJesus Christ. The four Gospels willserve as a centerpiece for the reflec­tions of our community of faith. Inthe last third of the first century, whenthe Evangelists wrote, their empha­sis was upon refuting those Jews whorejected the crucified Jesus preciselybecause they did not think he fulfilledscriptural expectations. The fourGospels are less a biography than atheology of God's plan. This is whythe psalms and prophets of the He­brew Scriptures play such a promi­nent role in the four Gospels.

Jesus prayed the psalms and wasdeeply influenced by their theologyand spirituality. It is noticeable thatthe great majority of quotations fromthe Psalter found in the New Testa­ment are recited by Jesus, most ofthem during the most critical periodof his Iife: his death and resurrection.Identifying himself in those quota­tions with the poor and the just manwho cries out from his suffering,Jesus takes on all the cries for helpof suffering humanity, as well as thefight for the triumph of life overdeath.

To convey his unsophisticatedfaith, Jesus unconventionally ad­dressed God as "Abba," the intimateterm for father in Aramaic. Conse­quently, this familiar mode of speak­ing of and to God as Daddy became adistinguishing characteristic of theearly Church, as St. Paul relates in theeighth chapter of his letter to the Ro­mans.

That the child in Jesus never diedis displayed in his last words: "~bba,into your hands I commit my spirit!"Scripture scholars believe that thesewords hearken back to~Psalm31, aboyhood bedtime prayer in every pi­ous Jewish home. Thus, while dyingon the cross, Jesus relaxed in God'scare as he did nightly over the years,confident that life would be his againwhen he awakened.

The Our Father does not containany actual quotations from thePsalms, but every phrase, every wordhearkens back to them, with the ex­ception of the word, "Abba" and theprecept about forgiving one's debtors.In Psalm 145 alone we discover anumber of elements found in the OurFather:

-the sanctification of the name:"I will extol you, my God and Kingand bless your name forever.

LENTEN VISIT-Bishop Sean P. O'Malley stands withBrothers of Christian Instruction (from left to right) WalterZwierchowski, Francis Blouin, Daniel Caron and RogerMillette at Bishop Connolly High School. He was there tohonor the brothers, who are celebrating 30 years of serviceto the school. A special processional cross was given tothem by faculty and administration to be used at future schoolliturgies. Studentl:> collected money at lunches and presentedthe bishop with a $500 check for the Catholic Charities Ap-

r;===============:::P"i:3?r-:'7~ peal in the name of the Brothers.

The wisdom of grandmothers

Lent to Easter love story: How'to find G()d

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around us. The essence of our very existence.When we look at God's creation, we see the won­derful work of the almighty hand. I find God inthe soil I till, the crops I grow, the water I use­all working together to provide food. I see Godin other people through their acts of kind ness and

caring. And I believe you can find God in theway our universe functions, in the intricate andmagnificent way it operates. If you have faith,all you have to do is open your eyes and God iseasy to find."

I could imagine myself saying very similarthings to those quoted here. But I myself couldn'tthink of God without including his son Jesus. Ispent this past Lenten season in the darkness ofpersonal suffering remembered, but not in isola­tion. For I do not suffer alone. Jesus suffers withme, even as he promises that from his pain, fromour pain, will come great joy.

It was a grace for me to find this book. I askedmyself, "How can I find God?" And the answershouted back to me: I find God right now, in hold­ing Jesus' hand and living with him the: Lent toEaster love story.

seventh grade for other sports. Family wlcationsmeant a trip to visit-relatives or a week (If camp­ing in the woods. The family had lots of bunkbeds, but no air conditioning, only one televi-

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sion and one car.Outfitting a baby was simple. Babies required

a crib and a high chair, and perhaps a playpen,which mostly housed toy's. Babies wore hand­me-downs, ate table. food. mashed by Dad or Momand added little to the family expense account.Dad and Mom were saving for the big expense-college -:- which could then cost as much as$5,000 per year at a private school.

Grandparents have been around long enough 'to n,otice the things that do not change in raisingchildren: the need of the infant to be held andheld and held some more; the challenge of thesecond· year, whenbaby discovers she cali haveher own opinions; the school-age child who testsout a 'parent by lying or stealing; the teen whochafes at family rules in a desire to be. on hisown.

A dear physician friend who taught pediatricsalWays made a point of telling his students: Onegrandmother is worth five pediatricians.

Ultimately, parents are the final judge:; in car­ing for their children. They decide what adviceto accept, what to reject. But their task is madeeasier when they have good information to con­sider. And one source of that good informationis grandparents.

Reader questions on family living nr childcare to be answered in print are invited. Ad­dress questions: The Kennys; St. Joseph'sCollege; 219 W. Harrison St. Slllitc 4;Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

Dear Mary: I read your recent column ontemper tantrums. A few years ago my grand­daughter and her small child came to visit me.The child began to have a temper tantrum,jumping up and down, throwing himselfaround. I watched a moment, then I began todo exactly what the child was doing: jumpingup and down, throwing myself around. Thechild stopped immediately and looked at meastonished. That stopped the tantrum forgood. I am 87 years old. (Ohio)

The book title grabbed me - "How Can I FindGod?" (Triumph Books). In this publication,

.James Martin has collected answers from 68people, some famous, some unknown. .

Martin said'the book came about after a closefriend' who had lost touch with religion andchurch asked him the question. After'resp-PIlding

: as best he c01,lld how his friend could find God~

Martin, a Jesuit scholastic preparing for ordina-, ­tion to the priesthood, decided to ask people ofmany different faiths how they would answer.

Each contribution prodded me to explore howI would answer.

I sense that most of the contributors stumbleda bit before they 'put their thoughts on paper. Forthe question goes to the heart of everything about .

. us, from our origins t,o our destiny. It's never easyto put something that profound into words.

"First of all, relax; and be assured that God isalso seeking you," wrote Kathleen Norris, poetand author of "Dakota" and "The CloisterWalk."

Dr. Robert Coles, the Harvard child psychia­trist and writer, answered, "We find God, I think,through others - through the love we learn tooffer them, through the love we learn to receivefrom them - no small achievement and indeeda lifelong effort. We find God with difficulty ­the obstacle of pride is afways there."

The briefest answer came from Holocaust sur­vivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel.'''How do I find God?' you ask. I do not knowhow, but I do know where - in my fellow man."

Chris Erikson, a 33-year-old Nebraska farmer,responded: "How can we find God? He is all

Flanigan named that prize: "Closethe School of the Americas," shedemanded.

The school has trail'led about50,000 soldiers in its 50-year his­tory. Some of its graduates havebeen implicated in torture,. execu­tions and false imprisonment afterthey returned to· their Central andSouth American countries. In EISalvador alone, graduates havebeen linked to the murders of SanSalvador Archbishop OscarRomero; six Jesuit priests, theirhousekeeper and her daughter; andmore than 900 civilians in a massa­cre at EI Mozote.

School supporters, includingU.S. Secretary of Defense WilliamCohen, say SOA fosters coopera­tion among multinational militaryforces, exposes trainees to knowl­edge ofAmerican customs and tra­dition, and is an advocate of humanrights as it espouses democraticprinciples.

Sister Steinhagen disagrees andwill back up her belief with the nextsix months of her life. .

"Justice has been turried upsidedown," said Sister Steinhagen, whoworks with homeless people inMinneapolis and has also foundeda shelter for runaway teens. "Thosewho peacefully demonstrate to stopthe training of assassins are scnt tojail, while the assassins and thosewho train them go free."

She toldJlm Catholic Post, Peo­·ria diocesan newspaper, that themotivation for her actions is Arch­bishop Romero, who often spokeon behalf of the suffering people of­EI Salvador and who, on the daybefore his assassination in 1980,ordered the Salvadoran army to"stop the repression."

Sister Steinhagen also kept hersense of humor as she enteredprison. Recalling that her sentenc-ing came on her 70th birthday, she Dear Mary: You wrote in your "Fam.ilysaid, "Someone later asked me whatI got for my 70th birthday. I said: Talk'~ column about temper ~antrums. I'm a'Six months.''' grandmother now. When my children were

"Everyone call (President) - younger than 5, I would pay no attention toClinton" and request that he use ex-.them, just leav~ them.ecutivepower to "close the school I paid no attention to them at all, just left

.and pardon the prisoners of con- them and walked away.science,:' she urge~. It worked perfectly. Absolutely no more

problem. It works, really. (Massachusetts)

Today's letters indicate an often overlookedresource for parents: grandparents. In today'shigh-tech, fast-paced wood, are the opinions ofgrandparents helpful? Yes; for many. reasons.

Precisely because the world moved. moreslowly when grandparents were raising children,:they had more time to spend with children, more'time to observe, more time to.reflect. Many hadlarge families and developed a wealth' of experi-ence in raising,them. -

Grandparents made mistakes just like the restofus. But they have now reached an age in whichthey can humbly admit their mistakes, even 'Iaugh 'about them. They no longer feel competition tobe the best parent on the block or to gain theirstatus from the way their children turned out. Inraising children they can pass along what doesn'twork as well as what works.

Grandparents know about simple living. Whenthey raised children, computers were housed inenormous rooms in a few universities. Televisionwas small screen and offered a few channels inbig cities. Organized athletics started around age8 for Little League baseball, not until sixth or

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Nuns start prison--ter~ forSchool of Americas protest• The two gray-haired

religious sisterswill serve six-month terms fortheir peacefuldemonstrations.

FRIENDS OF Sister Rita Steinhagen of Minneapolis placetheir hands on her before she entered the federal prison inPekin, III., March 23. She will serve a six-month sentence forher participation in a mass protest at the School of the Ameri­cas in Fort Benning, Ga., last November. (eNS/Dermody'photo)

By TOM DERMODY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

PEKIN, Ill. - They were laudedby friends as courageous, inspira­tional, even "prophets."

But for the next six months, of­ficials at the U.S. federal prison inPekin will use a different word todescribe Sister of St. Joseph RitaSteinhagen, 70, of Minneapolis andFranciscan Sister Mary KayFlanigan, 65, of Chicago.

The government will call theminmates.

The two gray-haired women re­ligious entered prison gates fourhours apart March 23 to begin serv­ing identical sentences stemmingfrom their protest actions last Nov.16 on the grounds of the U.S.School of the Americas at FortBenning, Ga.

In all, 600 of the more than. 2,000 participants in that peacefuldemonstration were arrested, with25 drawing prison terms and $3,000fines. Eighteen members of thatgroup began their sentences at fa­cilities across the country March 23.

Also serving her sentence in Pe­kin will be Judith Williams, 58, ofthe Catholic Worker House atWaukesha; Wis.

Sisters Steinhagen and Flanigandidn't go into the Pekin lockup qui­etly.

At separate prayer services out­side prison gates, attended by doz­ens of supporters and several me­dia representatives, the nuns calledtheir sentences "outrageous" and"excessive." But they saved their.strongest words for the School ofthe Americas, a training programfor Latin American military lead­ers that they and other human rightsactivists want the U.S. governmentto shut down.

Turning to the 50 supporterscircled in prayer around her, Sister

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Emil had to put his hand on Bud's shoulder tokeep him from standing up. "Bud," he said, "that'sMrs. Murphy's job, for heaven's sake. She wasdoing that when 1 was 8 years old; my folks woulddrag us to the front pews when'we were late. And

of faith, the Lord's Prayer, final blessings)..In my experience, if well prepared, a baptism

need not add more than a few minutes to the Mass ..And the photo extravaganza can easily be con­trolled.

So, while there's nothing wrong or improper

with what your pastor is doing, much depends onwhat a parish is accustomed to, how it understandsthe connection between baptism and Eucharist, andhow the ceremony .is c(\rried out.

A free brochure answering questions Catho­lics ask about the sacrament of penance is avail­able by sending a stamped self·addressed enve­lope to Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria,III. 61651.

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. Q. Who were the Nicolaitans? In Revelation,Jesus commends one church for hating them andpraises another for condemning them (Rv2:6,15). What was their problem? (Missouri)

A. Apparently, the Nicolaitans were one of sev­eral s'ects or trends in early Christianity attackedqy the apQstles for their rejection of any moralnorm's and their ambiguity in' cooperating withRoman sacrifices to idols.

As a form of gnosticism, it seems the Nicolaitanswere among those who claimed a "higher" knowl.edge than other Christians, a knowledge John re­

" fers to as "the deep secrets of Satan" (Rv 2:24).

There is little, if any, truth to the rumor that thenext pastoral letter of the U.S. Catholic bishops isgoing to deal with arriving at Mass on time.

I can say this with confidence - not because ofconnections at the U.S. Catholic Conference or theNatio'nal Conference of Catholic Bishops or eventhe water cooler at Catholic News Service.

You see, I know where the rumor started. Itstarted in my very own parish while a couple offriends and I were sucking jelly filling out of ourdoughnuts after Mass. '

One of them; Bud, suddenly stopped eating. Hewent ;still. His eyes glazed over. Red-dye-No.-3­terminal-jelly-filling hung from his upper lip.

'''If Bud has just had a stroke, I have dibs on therest of his doughnut," whispered our friend, Emil.

Bud raised his hand. "I have had. a vision," he ~hat was pretty often." "'.said. Bud's vacant look remained •. "I know;'1. he .

Emil looked disappointed.- .. mumbled.."I know what the·U.S. Catholic. bishops should,. ."Relax, Bud," I tried. "If God had meanrfor all

address in their next pastoral: letter," Bud contin- families to get to, Mass on -time, he wou,ld not haveued. I allowed children, ba~hrooms, self-hiding shoes or

"Well, hurry up and tell us b~fore the kitchen pet~ that only whelp on Sun,day mornings."crew puts away the coffee," Emil groused." "There could be a section .on,laying o\Jt all the

Unfazed, Bud went on solemnly, "Getting to children's clothes in advance,','Bud told us, "andMass on time." . 9ther things, too, like binkies andCheerios in zip-

'That's not going to fly," I said. "We're supposed lock bags, and donation envelopes.". .to know that already. It's the implementation part He licked the filling off his lip. "Maybe the bish-that's tough." aI's could declare it a venial sin or something to

Bud nodded. "That's just it. These bishops are spend more than two minutes in the bathroom whenguys, after all. They understand the importance of you're getting ready for church, or maybe...."being on time. If they can write a pastoral instruc- "What are you guys doing to the Church now?"tion on the extraordinary importance of arriving at asked Emil's wife from the next table.church before Mass actually begins, maybe Catho- "Bud wants the bishops to make it a mortal sinlie children in the future won't be scarred for life to be late for Mass unless your dog has puppies in .by having to walk to the empty pews in the front the bathroom," Emil mumbled with his mouth full.during the first reading while the entire congrega- See how rumors get started? I'm glad I'vetion stares at them and a Mrs. Murphy whispers cleared this up. But it does make me wonder: Whichloudly enough for everyone to hear, 'I don't think One of you started the one about the pastoral letterthat family ever gets here on time. Tsk, tsk, tsk.'" on handholding during the Our Father at Mass?

Q. Our new pastor has begun having bap­tisms at Sunday Mass, if requested. Otherwisethey are on Sunday afternoon.

Almost every Sunday we have not only par­ents, godparents and children around the altarafter the homily, but a host ofcameras and videorecorders in full action at the font.

At the end, the eongregation applauds, andMass is resumed.

A neighboring priest told me he disagrees.Noth.ng should disrupt the continuity of theMass, he says. The Church provides special lit·urgies (funerals, weddings) when interruptionsare expected by the congregation. Who is right?(New York)

A. The Church's liturgy provides for, and some­times highly recoml1lends, the celebration duringMass of all the sacraments except penance.

Confirmation, holy orders, and marriage (at leastwhen both people an~ Catholic) are routinely cel­ebrated during Mass. The ritual for care of the sickinclude~,a ceremony for anointing of the sick afterthe homily at Mass.

It is just assumed that baptism of adults will al­ways take place at Mass, either at the Easter Vigilor another time (Christian Initiation ofAdults, 209).

Baptism of children may be celebrated duringSunday Mass "so the entire community may bepresent and the necessary relationship betweenbaptism and the Eucharist may be clearly seen"(Rite of Baptism for Children, 9).

Interestingly, the quote Ijust gave regarding bap­tism of children ends by saying, "This (baptism atSunday Mass) should not be done too often."

The concern is, of course, that the practice couldbecome tedious for people, and inappropriatelylengthen the Mass.

That does not need to happen. Some parts of thebaptism ceremony, (naming and signing of the childwith the cross, blessing of the baptismal water ifnecessary) may be done privately before Mass.

Other· parts may' be omjtted or are already in­cluded in the Mass (Scripture reading, profession

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an old, suffering man, without thecapabilities he had in the past. Butso many farewell invitations were is­sued during the pope's last visit thatI think I expressed a universal long­ing among the faithful in invitinghim," he said.

Vatican sources said a papal tripto Poland was likely in 1999. Sucha visit would be Pope John Paul'seighth pilgrimage to Poland,

Cardinal Glemp said occasionsfor Pope John Paul's ho'mecomingcould include the beatification of107 Polish martyrs frqm World WarII, as well as the millennium of thecanonization of St. Wojciech, alsoknown as S1. Adalbert in the CzechRepub.lic.

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WARSAW, Poland - CardinalJozef Glemp of Warsaw said he is<;onfident Pope John Paul II will re­visit his homeland of Poland in1999..

The. cardinal said that after re­turning from the Vatican for his "adlimina" visit in February, "I voicedthe universal hope thanhe Holy Fa­ther would come to us.

"I am personally quite convincedthe Holy Father will come," he saidin an interview with KAI, Poland's

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Parents sue Mass. over tuition aid fl~ap"Anglo-Saxon Protestant nature and to send Monique to eighth' grade at acurriculum of the public scho.ols." private Catholic school. BUit she is

The parents are asking the court to unable to afford sending her daugh­declare the Anti-Aid and Anti-Initia- ter Maya, a fifth-grader, to Catholictive amendments invalid because, they school.say, the provisions violate their rights Michael Wirzburger is a fi fth­under the U.S. Constitution, and to grader at a Catholic school in a Bos-award them the full costs ofattorneys' ton suburb. His parents pay his $3,000fees stemming from the litigation. tuition a year, but his mother had to

The plaintiffs include: Patricia discontinue her pursuit of a collegeBoyette and her children, Maya and degree in order to pay for her son'sMonique; Susan Wirzburger and son education, says the lawsuit.Michael; and Rita Zubricki and Elizabeth Zubricki is an eighth-daughter Elizabeth. grader at a Catholic school and is one

Although she is Pentecostal, ofa family ofeight children who haveBoyette says she wants her children attended Catholic schools at the ex­to be educated in a school that rein- pense of their middle-class parentsforces the values and morals she who feel that Catholic education isteaches at home. She pays $100 a important to their children's spiritualyear, through a school tuition subsidy, development and character.

By Catholic News Service

BOSTON - Parents of studentsin Catholic schools have filed suit infederal court in Boston alleging thatportions of the Massachusetts Con­stitution that prevent them from seek­ing tuition aid are unconstitutional.

The suit, filed March 3, specifi­cally challenges two amendments ofthe Massachusetts Constitution: theAnti-Aid Amendment of Article 18and the Anti-Initiative Amendment ofArticle 48.

The Anti-Aid Amendment, passedin 185:4, bars any public funds fromgoing to religious schools. It also pre­vents the Massachusetts Legislaturefrom enacting legislation regardingscholarships, vouchers or similar re­form to enable parents to get state aidto meet the cost of tuition and otherexpenses at nonpublic schools.

The Anti-Initiative Amendment"explicitly bars initiative petitiondrives aimed at repealing or alteringthe Anti-Aid Amendment.

"The tuition aid these parents seekshould be open to consideration by thepeople ofMassachusetts through theirelected representatives on an equalbasis with other controversial issues,"said Kevin Hasson, president and gen­eral counsel of Becket Fund, a Wash­ington-based public interest law firmthat filed the lawsuit.

. "School choice should be allowedto stand or fall on its merits, not shutoff from debate based on two anti-re­ligious amendments which are hold­overs from a dark period in Massa­chusetts' history," he added..

The suit charges that the Anti-AidAmendmttnt was approved at theheight of the nation's anti-immigrantand anti-Catholic movement and waspassed in an attempt to preserve the

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·7:00 p.m.· O{e,ss in Cena q)omini(<;portuguese and <English) CHol'i CHour at midnight

Good ~rtda~

2:00 p.m. • Stations of the Cross with 'iouth group

3:00' p.m. • <;passion & q)eathC)he readings, A.doration of theCross and Communion Service

The Sacred Triduum

Rev. David A. Costa, pastor'

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Linden and Pine StreetsFall River, MA

Easter SundayMasses at 9:00 a.m. and 11 :00 a.m.

Good FridayMorning Prayer - 8:00 a.m.Stations of the Cross - 3:00 p.m.Celebration of the Lord's Passion - 7:00 p.rn., '" -

.HolySatur:day.!' . Easter Vigil - 7:00 p.m.

Holy ThursdayMorning Prayer - 8:00 a.m.Mass of the Lord's Supper -7:00 p.m.Adoration of the Blessed Sacramentin the rectory chapel until midnight

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..A sea of m()numents remembers the unborn

Confessional not placefor therapy, says pope

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pany had to charge a basic low rate toproduce the monuments, he.added.

A resident artist and a sculptor atRausch Brothers wort< together to de­sign the pro-life messages and imagesand engrave them in the granite. TheRausch's have ready-made designs thatcustomers can choose, but will also ac­commodate original designs suggested .by the group ordering the monument.

not be an alternative to study by thepsychoanalyst or the psychotherapist.Nor can one expect from the sacramentof penance the healing of situationswhich are truly pathological," he said.

'The confessor is not a healer or adoctor in the technical sense of theword; in fact, if the condition ofa peni­tent seems to need medical care, theconfessor should not address the sub­ject, but should send the penitent tocompetent and honest professionals,"he said.

The pope emphasized the Church'sbasic teaching about the sacrament ofpenance: that it allows penitents tocancel personal sins committed after

.baptism; that all mortal sins must beconfessed in order for a penitent to gainabsolution; and that mortal sins involvethe loss of the state of grace, whereasvenial sins do not.

The pope also highlighted theChurch's teaching that remission oftemporal punishment for sins commit­ted may be gained by indulgences. Henoted that it was a "truth of faith" thatpurgatory exists as a place for the ex­piation of temporal punishment after

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Visitor, newspaper of the .St. CloudDiocese. He said his company sentthem a memorial free.

Over the next few years, saidRausch; his company donateo two orthree monuments each year to vari-ous organizations. .

"It was straight donations at first,"said Val Rausch. But when t~e num­ber of requests kept growing, the com-

By JOHN THAVIS

CATHOLIC 'NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Confessioncan help individuals reach an innerpeace, but it should never be viewedas a form ofpsychotherapy, Pope JohnPaul II said.

Likewise, he said, the confessor isnot a "healer" of pathological situa­tions, and he should direct penitentswith such problems to competent pro­fessionals.

The pope made the comments in aletter to U.S. Cardinal William W.Baum, who heads the Apostolic Peni­tentiary, an office that deals with is­sues relating to the sacrament of pen­ance. The message was circulated toparticipants in a course offered by theoffice.

The pope said Catholics rightlyexpect and desire acertain psychologi­cal peace after confession, but he un­derlined that this is a "secondary" ef­fect, tied both to the grace of the sac­rament and to the abilities of the priest.

He said it was a mistake to try to"transform the sacrament of penanceinto psychoanalysis or psychotherapy.

"The confessional is not and can-i

• Across the Midwest,granite markers bearwitness to infants whowere victims ofabortion.

By LYNETTE THELEN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICIE

ORTONVILLE, Minn. - Thegranite monuments bear no names butcarry simple inscriptions, such as "Inmemory of our unborn."

. Some have a prayer: "Dear Lord,please pour the healing power of yourlove into the hearts of women whohave had abortions so that they mayseek and accept your forgiveness.Help all of us always reach out tothem in love. Amen."

The monuments are growing innumber and stand all over the Mid­west and beyond - as far away asGillette, Wyo. - as symbols againstwhat Pope John Paul II has called "theculture of death."

Together, the Knights of Colum­bus of Ortonville and the RauschBrothers Monument Company ofnearby Big Stone City, S.D., havepooled their resources to make anddistribute the monuments.

The Knights and the RauschBrothers provide the monuments atreduced prices to anyone interested inerecting one in a parish cemetery oreven a public cemetery.

The Rausch brothers began mak­ing the pro-life monuments in theearly I 980s when they were asked bya woman to help a right-to-lik groupin Fargo, N.D., obtain a memorial.

"She approached us to see if therewas something they could put up inmemory of the unborn," Mike Rauschsaid in an interview with the St. Cloud ,.

HE 18 RI8EN! ALLELUIAHOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

PALM SUNDAY:

HOLY THURSDAY:

GOOD FRIDAY:

HOLY SATURDAY:

EASTER SUNDAY:

4 P.M.: Saints & Singers Lenten Concert .

7 P.M.: Mass of the Lord's Supper, with the Washing of Feet ceremony a~~ th~ B'~essed Sacrament ~\ \" kProcession to the Altar of Repose. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament untIl mIdmght. ~ 11~3 P.M.: Service of the I."ord's Passion and Death; reading of the Passion, ::::-:::; ~ ,-.:::Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion. -- ,(,) -7 P.M.: Stations of the Cross led by the parish youth group.

12 noon: Blessing of food;2-4 P.M.: Sacrament of,Reconciliation7 P.M.: Easter Vigil Setvi~e and Mass.

Masses at 8:30, 10 and 11 :30 A.M.

Saint Elizabeth Seton ParishNorth Falmouth

Rev. John F. Moore, PASTOR

Deacon Frank Fantasia • Deacon Paul Roma

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AMERICAN AUTHOR .Robert T. Reilly gazes out overO'Brien's Lookout near the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare,,Ireland. His latest book reflects the age-old values of dutyand honor as it traces the life of a 16th century Irish folk hero.(CNS/Ramsey photo) . J . .., ',' " ••

By ELIZABETH WELLS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Jesuit-priest·wins'Oscar for war film• Movie story focuses on

Japanese diploma.twho savedEast European Jews

..dUlinf} 'the Holocaust.

black-and-white film about a Japa- lic News Service March 24, Fatherne$e diplomat - the late Chiune Donahue said he and Tashima, along"Sempo" Sugihara - who saved East with playwright and "Visas" execu­EuropeanJews during the Holocaust. . tive producerTim Toyoma, celebrated

~n 1940; after the Nazi invasion of by attending the official Oscar ball,. Poland, Sugihara, who was Japanese then' getti ng together afterward

cOflsul general in Lithuania, <;Iefied his . "mainly with the people who worked'gQvernment's orders and issued more on the film."

By NANCY HARTNAGEi. . than. 1,500. transit visas to. f1eeirig. , The priest, Tashi.n1a and ToyomaCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE " '. ' Jews.l:I is actions enilbled. between formed Cedar Grove Productions to

"' 2,000 and 6~000 refuge~ Polish and, make the film, ad.apted fromWASHINGTON - After receiv-· . Lithua'nian Jews to' travel east ;to ' Toyoma's one-act play of the same

ing the Oscar for best live action shoft s~fety.· . '.' ' .' name, which ran for 'I~ig~t weeks in·:fiIm,Je.s!1it Father Chris Donah~e said' . The producer and Chris Tashima, , Los Angeles.,

he and his partners "feel rrq1y'hon-', w.ho wro~e the film and ~irected'h\m- : Regarding any i.mpact the filmored, but the true honor goes toMr" '~elfas Sug}hara, rece,ived·Oscars for might have, Father Donahue said, "ISugihara and to other peo'ple who ,their work March 23 at the 70th an- think as filmmakers' wl~just begin the

;stand tipo'for their beliefs:~' , ~ . c' , nual Academy Awards ceremony in conversation and challenge people to, Father Donahue produced the win- Los Angeles. " " , think. Hopefully, Mr. S!Jgihara's cour­ning "Visas and Virtue,"~ 26-miriute," . 'In a phone interview with Catho, age will inspire courage in others

'when our humanity comes up againstgovernment .or raws tha~ societyplaces on us.'~ .

At the televised celemony, FatherDonahue said, "I think the real herotonight is Mr. Sugihara: who riskedso' much to write visas. He risked hisli~~, future and fami Iy." The priest alsothanked his family and his "Jesuitbrothers in East L.A.':

Ordained a Jesuit in the New Or­leans province, Father' Donahue is amember of the Jesuit community atDolores Mission in the Boyle Heightssection of Los Angele:;,

In his remarks at the Oscar tele­cast, Tashima said, "I hope we canbegin to embrace evelY race. Diver­sity is the ingenue. She's the trueAmerican star, and she's ready for herclose-up,"

An interesting footnote to "VisasCHRIS TASHIMA and Jesuit Father Chris Donahue hold and Virtue" is that Hanni Vogelweid,

Up their'Oscars March 23 in Los Angeles. Their movie, "Vi- anelderlyHolocaustsurvivornowliv­ing in Southern CalifDrnia, was an

sas and Virtue," about a Japanese diplomat who saved Jews extra in the film. But ir.: 1940 she was, from the Holocaust, won for best live-action short film. (eNS/. '~amongthe Jews who crossed Russia

Reuters photo) " on a transit visa from Sugihara.

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Apr. 3, 1998. .

" By GERRI PAF!E .CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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NEW YORK (CNS) - The follow­ing are cap§ule reviews of movies recentlyreviewed by the U.S. Catholic ConferenceOffice for Film and Broadcasting.

Author'reflects age-old Irish v3l1ueswould always remember. So when you AfterReilly left the service in 1946,get opportunities to be there, you take he returned to Massachusetts to com­advantage of them." , plete his undergraduate and master's

OMAHA, Neb, - There are many His friends know him as a humble degrees. In 1950, he took a job at

f.ll-~.. 1/ parallels between the. 16th-century man, always willing to offer a hand to Creighton University in public relations...., ft.. Irish folk hero Red.Hugh O'Donnell' someone in need. They also know him After leaving Creighton and opening his

and Robert T. Reil.lx of Omaha, who as a hard worker and a man ofhis word.' own public relations 'and advertising"Eden" (Legacy) ;'" 1III"l- .'1;- wrote about him. ; A native o(Lowell, Mass., Reilly said agency, Reilly taught at the University

Poignant 'drama in which a' young ~Ieft..S According to Irish lore, O'Donnell he loves Nebraskans for their honesty. of Nebraska at,Omaha, where he wasmother (Joanna Goinig) afflicted with possessed the spirit arid will to help Reilly first came to Nebraska when made a professor emerilus.multiple sclerosis slips into a lingering unirethe Irish chieftains of the late his father ~as stationed in Omaha in With 13 books and more than 1,000coma while her patrpnizing ,husband. 1500s. Togetherthey were.able to re- 1941.' The younger Reilly attended articles to his credit, Reilly is currently(Dylan 'Yals~) and one, of his students. (SeanJr~tric:~,Flanery), who cares sist Elizabethan English military ad- Creighton University and met his wife, working on three more books, and alldeeply abou~ her, clash ,over her ,treatment. Although muddled by a subplot vances. . .... ' , . Jean, at Blessed Sacrament Church.· of this after receitt heart surgery. Heinvolving the woman's 'belief in astral projection writer-director Howard .. .Pe~ple familiar with Irish history ,He enlisted in the service' in 1942 said his hospital staymt:rely gave himGoldberg's se~sitive st61'Y emphasizes the personai growth ofthe'tBreich!lr- " k~6wtheN,<?'"Y. ~oneQfdut7 ~d~om- and was called to OVe?eaS dut~·in ,time to think of new ide:as:.acters as they come to terms with life-and-death choices. Fleeting sUb- ,mltment;,andJne~~~s ofReIlly Will at- ,1943. Heand Jean were.eng,age,d J~~t, ''I''Ql pretty lucky," s~id Reilly. "I'vestance abuse, occasional profanity and some rough language: The'U.S. . t~st thaUh~r, havealwaysk.nown the • ,before he left an~, later, mamed whIle gotten to dOeverythingJ've wanted toCatholic Conference classification is A-III':- adults. The Motion' P.icture " , 75-year-old.aut~or;~Cathol!,c, to be a he was.on leave In 1945., do with my life." ~ .Association ofAmerica rating is R _ restricted. ' . mankof dudty, a mah~whodls a hard.:

.'. wor er an true to IS wor .. In' his book ~'Red Hugh, Prince of

"The Newton Boys" (20th C~ntury Fox) " !?oneg;ll" _ just re-released by ,Fact-based story of lour fun-loving brothers (Matthew McConaugh,ey, '. B.ethlehem

f13ooks,after,bei'1g out of "

Ethan 'Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio and Skeet Ulrich), who quit their . print since 1960 ---;.Reilly creates ahardscrabble TexaS'farm in 1919to make a"living robbing banks until they' character who, even in the face of ad- .get greedy and pull a $3 million mail train robbery in 1924 Chicago. Di- ~ersity; forces himsel( to remain p.osi­.reeted by Richard Lihklilter, the result has interest in its creaible recreation of tive about the outcome and commit- 'the period but fails to earn the sympathy, if not admiration, for the Newtons .. ted to his word;and their criminal exploits that the movie tries so hard to arouse, Some gory He tells the story - which takes ;violence, sexual innuendo, comic treatment of crime and occasional profan- place between 1587 and 1592, 'just 'ity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III - - adults, The Mo- before the Nine Years War - againsttion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 - parents 'are strongly a backdrop of Ireland and her peoplecautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under .13. during Elizabethan times,

One of the parallels between Reillyand the hero of his books, that senseof duty, saw him through his sixmonths as a prisoner of war duringWorld War II.

"My father was a military man, andduty is very important to me," he toldThe Catholic Voice, newspaper of theOmaha Archdiocese, "I learned earlyon that ifyou were there for a memberof your unit when he needed you, he

"The Spanish Prisoner" (Sony Classics)~n invention worth a vast fortune sets in deadly motion an industrial

"espionage tale in which the inventor (Campbell Scott) is caught betweenhis suspicious boss (Ben Gazzara) and a mysterious acquaintance (SteveMartin) whose helpful advice may get the inventor framed for murder,Writer-director David Mamet unfolds a devilishly serpentine plot too far­fetched to be credible but thoroughly engrossing for its unexpected sur­prises. Briefviolence and fleeting sexual innuendo. The U.S. Catholic Con­ference c1assitication is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association ofAmerica rating is PG - parental guidance suggested.

and finally aloft among a gatheringof hot air balloons,

" ;NEW y'ORK - Patience, par-;·· .Along.the ~ay, Barney's prehis-ents! That. big' purple dino your ··'toric pills, Baby Bop and BJ, also·

, preschoolerS.;lov.e onry has arriyed manage,tp get int? the act with a few; in t~/dorm o.f'.~arneY's Great Ad- . moments offrisky fun..' venture,: The; Movie" (Polygram). By the end of their mini-adven-

It's not exactly cause for rejoicing tures, even Grandma and Grandpa are:. for the over-8 set, but at 75 ininutes, it conviflced of the Rower of the imagi-~ is tolerable· for those toti.ng tots who' . nation to lJIake drea,ms come true, as

already adore Barney and are unlikely they too are treated to the vision'ofto care about th.e ,stagineSs of the pro- the life-size dinp and:the happilyduction and the hammy.overacting. hatched egg frolickirig together.

,~ Even the movie's production As directed by Steve Gomer,stresses not ~he quality of the film, Barney's happy im~ulgence in play­but the'marketing';'phenomerion ful fun· and song should appeal to; .Barney h~s become,.Clearly this is pint-size viewers and the production· .the driving' force behind making never lacks f<jf.coloiful settings.·this PBS children's series reach for The pace is none too zippy, how-big-scre~n bucks. , ' " . ,j~ e~er, a~~~h,e kid.s: dialogue and fa- '

The Simple story Involves a mom clal expressIOn both sound and lookalJ.9 dad dropping offtheir three chil- very rehearsed. The movie is sup­dren and ,one'S. pal for a week on the posed to be set primarily in the worldfarm with Grandma and Grandpa of a child's imagination, but every­(Shirley Douglas and George Hearn). thing comes across as highly con-

Nine-year-old Cody (Trevor Mor- trived and staged, missing the essen­gan) wants to seem cool and older tial quality of childlike spontaneity.and looks down on his younger sis- The song-and-dance production .ter Abby (Diana Rice) and her girl- numbers are adequate without beingfriend Marcella (Kyla Pratt) for play- noteworthy, although sharp eyes maying with a little purple stuffed animal notice that from one moment to themore suited to his baby brother's age. next the parade dancers encircling the

But Cody is wowed when the tiny egg cast shadows and then do not.toy magically transforms into a 6- All in all, Barney's gentle belieffoot-tall, walking, talking, singing in caring and sharing and believing .'and dancing dinosaur just dying to in oneselfcomes through, but the al­have fun with the kids. ready converted are the most likely

Obligingly, a shooting star lands to be en!er~ined by this bland, not-in the barn, leaving a large mysteri- so-greafiid'Venture: .ous egg in its wake. Soon Barney and The U.S. Catholic Conferencethe three youngsters are pursuing the classification isA-I- general patron­traveling egg, which takes the four- age, The Motion Picture Associationsome to the town parade, through a of America rating is G - generalsnooty French restaurant, to a circus . audiences.

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cently named as the new quality assurance administrator ofSt. Vincent's in Fall l=liver. She will be responsibl~ for theagency's quality improvement program and will focus effortson preparing the agElncy for accreditation. She was previ­ously employed as the New Bedford area resource coordina-tor for the Department of 'Social Services. I

,THE KNIGHTS of Columbus Council #11690 of S~. Mary's

Parish in Norton was awarded the Star Council Award, thetop award for the 1996-97 fraternal year, by the intetnationalorganization. Knights of Columbus State Secretary JamesR. Sawyer, (center) presented the award to Past Gra'ld KnightJoseph Travers (left) and current Grand Knight Tony Medeiroswho declared that the award was quite an honor land theKnights were "extremely proud of the accomplishment." U.S.Knights gave more than 48.9 million hours of volunteer ser­vice and donated $105.9 million to charitable and benevo-lent causes last year. . .

,JOURNEY TO HOILINESS was the theme of the l Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic

Women's Lenten retreat. The annual event attracted over 45 women this year. Retreat chairmanAgnes Lyons and Terry Lewis, DCCW president, flank FatherJames M. Fitzpatrick of St. Patrick's

Church in Fall River who wasspiritual director for the event,held at the Family Life Centerin North Dartmouth.

12 THE ANCHOR.-c- Diocese .of Fall River. - Fri., J\pr. 3. 1998

.Pope 'mindful ofCubans at Easter

Philippine's religions aselection monitors debat(~d'. ,

bishops' Commission on Social Ac­tion. Justice and Peace :;aid many ofthe country's more than 100 bishopsare angry about the dire,;tive.

"They are asking if COMELECwill try to take away their vote alto­gether." the nun said.

Organized in 1983 by a nonde­nominational. multisectoral group. in­cluding clergy and religious. the Na­tional Citizens' Movement for FreeElections monitored thl~ 1986 elec­tions and conc'luded that FerdinandMarcos defeated Corazon Aquinothrough fraud.

The group's 20-memberexecutivecommittee currently includes Cardi­nal Jaime Sin of Manila, ArchbishopFernando R. Capalla of Davao. Ob­late Father Eliseo Mercado Jr., Msgr.Francisco Tantoco Jr. ofoCaritas-Phil­ippines. and Bishop 'Efmin Tenderoof the Philippine Council ofEvangeli­cal Churches.

In addition, some 50 percent of thecitizen group's provincial heads are'priests. religious, Protestant ministersor Muslim clerics.

But it added "there is evidence of apattern ofgovernment tolerance - andeven support - for such paramilitarygroups." The statement li!:ted instancesfrom 1994 and 1997 of Mexican fed­eral and state governmemal support ofparamilitary pOwer i'n ·Chiapas. .

The statement noted that, after themassacres. military presence in Chiapaswas increased by 5,000 tlOOPS and themilitary "staged aggressive maneuversin Zapatista areas."

'The United States must also exam­ine its role in the increasing militariza­tion of the conflict," it said. "Key mili­tary officials in Chiapas responsible forcounterinsurgency strategy have beentrained at the U.S. School lor the Ameri­cas. Most ofthe Mexican Army's weap­ons come from the U.S. "

The statement called on the Zedilloadministration •'to take immediate stepsto disarm completely the paramilitarygroups in Chiapas."

group would appeal the decision.Jesuit Father Joaquin Bernas. a

member of the 1986 constitutional.convention. said the restrictions areunconstitutional and that the electioncommission had no authority to de­clare that clergy and religious couldnot be members of the citizens' move­ment.

Citing Article 3. Section.5 of thePhilippine Constitution. the prieststressed that though the state may notestablish an official religion, partici­pation of religious in the country'spolitical life is not restricted.

"Let's call a spade a spade.COMELEC is against priests, reli­gious" and attempts "to ensure a cleanand honest election," Father Bernastold a press conference inMandaluyong City March 13.

In issuing its March 10 directive.the Commission on Elections showedthat it "does not want a fair and hon­est election," the constitutional law­yer said. .

St. Paul de Chartres SisterRosanne Mallillin of the Philippine

prompted by the Dec. 22 massacre inActeal, Chiapas, Mexico," said thestatement. "The 45 victims, mostlywomen and children murdered in thevery act of praying 'for peace, weremembers of a "Christian group,Las

"Abejas (The.Bees). They had chosen thepath of nonvioh,nt love in their unceas­ing struggle for justice,.a commitmentfor which they paid the ultimate price,"it said.. The statement was initiatedby'In­temational Servicefor Peace, known byits Spanish initials SIPAZ, in coordina­tion with Coadjutor Bishop Raul Veraof San Cristobal de las Casas inChiapas.

.The statement praised the Mexicangovernment's arrest of paramilitarygroup members and the local rulingparty mayor in connection with theDecember massacre and the replace­ment of the Chiapas governor and fed­eral interior minister.

u.s. bishops call for an endto Chiapas violence

By TRACY EARLY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Doctors urged not to abandon moral v~llues

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

MANDALUYONG CITY. Philip­pines - If the Commission on Elec­tions'has its way. nuns and priests willno longer be allowed to monitor elec­tions.

The Commission on Elections hasordered the Church-backed NationalCitizens' Movement for Free Elec­tions to remove "officers, trustees, andother employees who are members ofthe clergy or ecclesiastics and reli­gious of whatever sect."

The commission, known as.COMELEC, said clergy and religiousmay serve only as advisers to the citi­zens' movement, known asNAMFREL. The citizens'movement's legal adviser said the

• Commission may oustpriests and nunsfrom poll dutiesunder new order.

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

SAN FRANCISCO - More than300 religious leaders, including 24 U.S.bishops, urged the Mexican and U.S.governments to ac~ to eng violence inthe Mexican state of Chiapas. '.

"We, the l;Indersigned religious lead­ers, call on the governments of Mexicoand the United Slates to examine offi­cial policies that have resulted in stalled .peace talks and repeated explosions ofviolence in Chiapas. Resolute action isurgently needed to demilitarize the con­flict and achieve a negotiated resolu­tion," said a statement signed by the re­ligious leaders - inclu~ing more than120 priests and nuns - and released inSan Francisco March 24.

It was sent to Mexican PresidentEmesto Zedillo and U.S. President BillClinton that day.

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By JOHN THAVIS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Oh adorable arid Divine Will. behold ine here before the im­mensity ofYour Light. thatYour eternal goodness may open tome the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all inYou, Divine Will. Therefore. oh adorable Will, prostrate beforeYour Light. I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the littlegroup of the sons and daughters ofYour Supreme FIAT. Pros­trate in my nothingness. I invoke Your Light and beg that itclothe me and eclips~ all that does not pertain to You, DivineWill. It will be my Life. the center of my intelligence, theenrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not wantthe human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast itawayfrom me arid thus form the new Eden of Peace. of happi­nes~ and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have asingul<;lr strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things andconducts them to God.

Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinitythat They permit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will andthus return in me the first order of creation. just as the creaturewas created.

Heavenly Mother. Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Fiat.take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the DivineWill. Yo\.! will be my guide. my most tender Mother. and willteach me to live in and to maintain myself in the order and thebounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother. I consecrate mywhole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me thedoctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively toYour lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that theinfernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to en­tice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus. You will give me Yourflames that they may bum me. consume" me. and feed me toform in me the Life of the Divine Will.

.Saint Joseph. you will be my protector. the guardian of myheart. and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You willkeep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again. thatI may be sure of never leaving the Will of God.

My guardianAngel, guard me; defend me; help me in every­thing so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument thatdraw~ all men into the Kingdom of theDivine WilL Amen.

( In Honor ofLuisa Piccarreta; /865-1947 Child ofthe Divine.Will)o'·

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. Easter schedule.

5. Palm Sunday, 10 a.m., the popeblesses palms and olive branches andthen celebrates Mass in St. Peter'sSquare; April 9, Holy Thursday, 9:30a.m., the pope presides over aChrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilicawith cardinals, bishops and priestsresident in Rome and at 5:30 p.m.•

VATICAN CITY - A special the 'pope celebrates Mass at thecollection for health care in Cuba Rome Basilica of St. John Lateran.and the traditional Way of the Cross During the liturgy, he will wash theat the Rome Colosseum will be on feet of 12 priests, recalling the ges­Pope John Paul II's full schedule of ture o(Christ at the Last Supper;Easter activities this year. April 10, Good Friday.S p.m.• the

As in past years. the 77-year-old pope presides over a liturgy ofpontiff will preside over a number Christ's passion in St. Peter's Ba­of lengthy and late-night ceremonies silica, with veneration of the cross.in Rome and at the Vatican. Earlier in the day, the pope tradition-

Several events, including' the ally hears confessionsfor more thanpope's "urbi et orbi" blessing on an hour in St. Peter's Basilica. AtEaster morning. will be televised 9: 15 p.m.• the pope leads the Wayaround the world. During the Way~:: of the Cross atth'e Rome Colosseum,of the Cross on Good Friday. Pope "pronouncing a series of meditationsJohn Paul will recite a series ofmedi- and delivering a talk and a blessingtations written by a French Ortho- at the end; April II, Holy Saturday,dox theologian, Olivier Clement. 9 p.m.• the pope leads an EasterVigil

As to the Holy Thursday Mass liturgy in St. Peter's Basilica, includ­in the Basilica of St. John Lateran, ing a baptismal rite for adults; Aprilthe pope has asked that its annual 12, Easter. At 10:30 a.m.• the popespecial collection be used to supply celebrates Mass on the steps in frontmedicines to the ill in Cuba, where of St. Peter's Basilica. Afterward.he made a pastoral visit in January. from the central balcony of the ba-

Here is the pope's Easter sched- silica, he imparts his blessing "urbiule as published by the Vatican. et orbi" .:....."to··the city (of Rome)Times listed are local in R9me. April and to the world:.'

. to help in the cure of disease and oth- scious decisions, panelisl.s said.ers to be innocuous, studies indicate Pellegrino criticized "a tendency toat least some of them are toxic and life- absolutize the patient's autonomy."

NEW YORK - Health care pro- threatening, he said. He said autonomy is mutual be-fessionals should respect the au- Pellegrino was the keynote speaker cause he as the physician also has histonomy and cultural" background of for a conference by the New York City own views about what is good andpatients but also maintain their own Long-Term Care Ethics Network. a pro- would serve the patient'1: interest, sosense of moral values, according to a fessional association, with sponsorship respect for autonomy dOt:s not elimi-prominent physician and specialist in by the Jewish Home and Hospital. nate the need for discussing issues.medical ethics. Following his address, the signifi- While respecting the rightofpatients _

Edmund D. Pellegrino, a profes- canceofa patient's cultural background to make decisions about their care.sor at Georgetown University and was di~cussed'by a panel including pro- Pellegrino said he also respected the cul-former president ofThe Catholic Uni- fessionals from the African-American, ture offamily decision-making when thatversity ofAmerica, said in a New York West Indies-Caribt;>ean. Hispanic. Hai- appe~ to be accepted by the patient.address that he worked within the tian and Asian communities. He noted that a living will couldcontext of a patienrs culture as much A principal considerationdiscussed not provide for every c1ini,;al situation.as possible, but found places where by panelists was the tradition of some He said he did not oppose 'living wi lis,he had to "draw the line." of these cultures to let families make but found they left areas where ethical

"I can't do assisted suicide," he decisions for patients, rather than to decisions still must be made.said. On some occasions a profes- respectthe inc!ividual patient's rightto . Following the addres1:, Pellegrinosional in health care must simply tell decide. Sometimes. families will in- told CNS that although he opposeda patient, "I cannot do what you're . sist that a patient needs to maintain physician-assisted suicide, he thoughtas~ing me to do," he said. hope and therefore must not' be told there was growing acceplance of it.

The conflict might also arise in an about a diagnosis such as cancer. He said that when he asked for aarea such as the herbal remedies that People in these cultures. may also show of hands from physician audi-are traditionally. used in some cultures decline. to make living wills or give .. ences. he found about .half the physi-but not medically recognized; advance. directives, about their treat- ciansfavored assisted suicide.And the

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"Dear children, also today I call you to fasting and renunciation.Little children, renounce that which hinders you frpm being closerto Jesus. In a special 'way I call you. Pray, because only throughprayer '!ViII you be able to overcome your will and discover the willof God even in the smallest'things. By your daily life, little children,you will become an example and witneSS that you live for Jesus oragainst Him a,!d His will. Little children, I desire th'at you bec?meapostles of love. By loving, little children; it will be recoglllzedthat you are mine. ,

Thank you for haying responded to my call." _

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Apr. 3, 1998· .13Life of Permanent Deacons," by theCongregation for the Clergy. Thedocuments were issued by the Vati­can in mid-March.

"The first do~ument deals withtraining of deacon candidates andis designed to give norms andguidelines for the bishops of theworld. It is very broad, but it setssome very high standards by wayof the expectations, classroomhours and how programs are puttogether. It is a good document, onewe are involved with right now tosee how it will work out in theUnited States."

The second document deals withthe life, ministry and responsibili­ties of deacons; and what their re­lationship is with priests, the laity,the Church, and society. "Thatdocument will also be part of thenew guidelines we are putting to­gether in the U.S.," he indicated,

Reportedly, the Pistones will bereturning to Wareham in Septem­ber to conduct a retreat for anothergroup of the diocese's permanentdeacons.

Quinnipiac College Polling Institutein Hamden, Conn., surveyed 1,184New Jersey residents who said theywere registered voters. The institute,which conducts public service andresearch polls in New York, New Jer­sey and Connecticut, said the poll hada margin oferror of plus or minus 2.9percent.

Five out ofsix voters surveyed saidthey had read or heard about the par­tial-birth abortion procedure. Last De­cember New Jersey became the 17th

,state to ban the procedure when theLegislature overrode a veto by Gov.Christine Todd Whitman. The law'sconstitutionality has been challengedin court.

When those who had heard of theprocedure were asked if they think itshould be banned except to save thelife of the mother, 82 percent said yesand only 14 percent said no. The restdid not answer or said they did notknow.

Among Catholics, 88 percent sup­ported a ban.

Sixty-seven percent of those sur­veyed favored a 24-hour waiting pe­riod for obtaining an abortion, while27 percent opposed it. Among Catho- 'lics surveyed, 71 percent favored awaiting periOd,

Concerning the overall legality ofabortion, 47 percent of the respon­dents said it should be generally avail­able; 35 percent said it should beavailable, but under stricter limits thancurrently; 16 percent said it should notbe permitted,

Among Catholics, only ,38 percentthought abortion,should be generallyavailable; 37 percent favored stricterlimits; and 22 percent said it should-not be permitted.

The Washington Post reported thataccording to astudy it conducted, teen­agers 17 and under obtained 700 abor­tions in Virginia from July through No­vember of 1997, the first five monthsofa new state parental notification law,compared \Vith 903 abortions in thesame age group during the same fivemonths of the previous year,

Going back to 1990-95 for com­parable local and national figures, TheFlorida Catholic found that abortionshad decreased nationally by 15 per­cent in that time, from 1.4 million to1.2 million; but they increased 25percent locally in those five years,from 5,140 to 6,438.

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - By a 6-1 mar­gin New Jersey voters think most par­tial-birth abortions should be illegal,according to a poll released in March.

Substantial majorities of those vot­ers also favor a 24-hour waiting pe­riod before a woman seeking an abor­tion can obtain it and pan:ntal con­sent before a minor cariobtain anabortion, the poll found. I

The poll, conducted in'late Febru­ary and early Marcp by the

diaconate is a new entity in theChurch. Deacons and their wivesneed to walk together and upholdone another."

Although wives will not be onthe weekend retreat here, they areregul(lr attendees at many of thediaconate retreats, Rae reported.

"There's a whole army of us outthere, approximately 10,000 wivesof deacons," she said with a laugh.

John added that "Many of thewives are gifted ministers on theirown and bring a lot to the Church."Rae, he said, is a certified hospitalchaplain and bereavement counse­lor. "In a recent story, CatholicNews Service column'ist FatherEugene Hemrick noted :that whenthe Church ordains a deacon it getstwo for one."

Deacon Pistone commented ontwo new documents, "Fundamen­tal Norms forthe Formation of Per­manent Deacons" by the Congre­gation for Catholic Education andthe "Directory for the Ministry and

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ISABEL DURAN of EI Salvador holds up a poster of Arch­bishop Oscar Romero on the 18th anniversary of his murderMarch 24. Hundreds of Salvadorans, many of whom hopethe bishop will one day be canonized, joined in a march torecall his assassination. (eNS/Reuters photo) -.

Deacondiaconate, but we're primarily in­volved in that these days. It is agreat ministry and Rae and I shareit together. It gives us the opportu­nity to meet the wonderful men andwomen in the diaconate around thecountry. And'it also helps me in myjob to learn much about what isgoing on."

John's responsibility is primarilyto support the bishops' Committeeon the Diaconateof the NationalConference of Catholic Bishopsand work with national directorsand international representatives.

"Knowing firsthand the chal­lenges and successes and joys of thediaconate as well as, sometimes, thepain side of the ministry, helps giveme a more realistic picture," he ex­plained.

Today's necessary message todeacons is "that we are in a veryvolatile time," he reported. "Manyof the different ministries in theChurch are in transition and we arepart of that whole process. It is go­ing to take the maturity and experi­ence of the men in the diaconate andtheir wives to not only participate,but many times reach out in sup­port of our brothers in the priest­hood and those in religious life. Wearc in this together. We must en- ,courage them to have a vision thatis much broader than just the localparish or the local situation."

Rae said that encouragement isthe big message, "In his talks Johnreally gives hope and courage andhelps the deacons focus on theirministry." She noted that one of thecoming talks will key on the roleof wives. "It is iinporCant that thewives be able to share their minis­tries as well as their frustrationswith their husbands because the

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..THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Apr. 3, 1998

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VERONICA wipes the face of Jesus. Parishione~rs of St.Mary's Church in Mansfield were·moved when members ofthe youth group performed living Stations of the Cross aspart of the Lenten ,observances.

CARING FOR PETS! Steve Kurowski of Steve's Pet Carein Fall River speaks to students at the Espirito Santo Schoolabout the joys and responsibilities of living with pBtS on aday-to-day basis. Linda Taylor of the local animal shelterspoke on the importance of bringing animals to vBterinar­ians to ensure their good health.

,OUTSTANDINGSCHOLAR Anne Goj ofCoyle and Cassidy HighSchool, Taunton is congratu­lated by headmaster DennisR. Poyant on being named asa finalist in the 1998 NationalMerit Scholarship Program, adistinction that places her in.a group representing lessthan one percent of U.S. highschool graduating seniors.Selection is made based onScholastic Aptitude Testscores and half of the 14,000students picked nationally willwin scholarships.

THE CHILDREN of Holy Name School in Fall River celebrated the late Dr. Seuss' birthdayrecently by participating in the National Education Association's Read Across America pro­gram and making hats similar to 'that ofSeuss" character, The Cat in the Hat. The dayincluded a green eggs and ham breakfast, storytellers, mural painting and sharing birthdaycake. Birthday cards were also made for The Cat in the Hat. For every card that RandomHouse Publishing Company receives, it will donate a book to the National Center of Literacy.

THIRTEENTH ANNUAL DINNER AUCTION - Forn:-'er Bishop Feehan High School Prin­crpal Sister Mary Faith Harding is seen here with current Principal George A. Milot at arecent gala dinner and auction'at the Lakeview pavilion in Foxboro.. The event raised over$35,000' for improvemE!nts in science laboratories and financial aid for Feehan and its stu­dents.

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Apr. 3, 1998 15

'. ;By AMY WELBORN I think one of the most powerful

CATI1Q~IC'NEWS SERVICE witnesses against Christianity I'veWhat turn$ kids off when it met was a young man who served

comes to the Church? twice a month at Mass in his par-Boring services? Sometimes. ish. Perhaps he served because his

Preaching that has no relation to parents forced him to, but nonethe­their lives? Once in a while. Being less, there he was, up on the altarforced to go? Almost always. on Sundays and proclaiming a good

But you might be surprised to line about the importance of theknow that one of the biggest rea- Catholic faith in religion class dur-sons kids develop negative feelings ing the week. ,about church has nothing to do with But this boy drank publicly andthe myth of the big, bad, insensi- proudly. He was very open abouttive, authorit~rian adult against . his sexual exploits. He was racist,whom they'rduppqsedly rebelling. sexist and prejudiced in numerous

It's other kids. ' other ways. He was disrespectful toI recently had a group of stu- teachers and only offered the bar­

dents write essays on their personal est minimum of work.spiritual j04rnlfYs.. They were a var- Oh; he could be a charmer, to beied group. But all the kips had pro- sure, but the most memorable im­found questions about God. And age he left behin'd at graduation wasthey all had h~d somt: experience .a sneer.in the past that had startled them There were other kids',at theinto an acki1oWh~dgl*n~that there same time who were <;m the' edge ofis more to lire:~han cars, ·mus.ic and giving faith a shot; they had theirmovies.' " . 'questions, sure, but they were try-

Many ofthe sincere searchers in .ing to be open-minqed. And thenthis group had indeed attempted to ' .David would open his mouth andfind God through church, What was 'come out with one of his, brilliant"fascinating and distressing was ,that . intolerant comments. Ahd no~hinga number of students had tried Jcould say had more power thanchurch - usually a youth group':--:- the negativity of thei,f churchgoing''and been turnJd off hy it... ' .." classmate. .' '. . :

Why? ... 'So think about it.'Hypocrisy. . There are'a 'lot. of kids out thereOne girl wrote of being a part of ..with .ques~ions.. doubts 'and-a hun-

~ youth group in her church where ger for God. We: kriow that the bestthe kids would. meet on Wednesday' place to 'have those questions an-

. night at the church and then migrate. swer~dand that hunger ~~tii;'fied isacross the road to a field where" withinoLir church communities. It'sthey'd light a' bonfire, drink and" "ajobJesus has,entrusted to us:mess around. What do those· kids see when

. Another wrote e)oqLlently of try- they look at yoiJ? Do they s~e a rea-'iog out hercnurch's YO'uth group 'son to go'to church or do yourand being trdted'cruelly by kids weirds and actions,give them onewho, in her o\\ln words, "didn't act more reason to stay' away.? ' ,anY,thing'like ~hose WWJD,brace~

lets they wore told them to."As ii, ~atholi~ ~igh school.~eacher

fOf eight years, I've had amjJl~ op~

portul}ity tolis~en to teens talk aboutwhat draws them to church and whatdrives them a~ay. The:unChristianbehavior and altitudes (>f other teenswho proclaim'thylTiselves deeplyreligious is tertifically important-in the wrong Way. "

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ity and double betrayal, it createsa sustained feeling of sadness andloss while raising this question:After being hurt, how do you learn10 trust again?" In the song the guy asks his

'-:girl, "Why did it have to be mbes~riend that you were messin'~f1t1 with?" He "didn't want to.;)&ice it," and "it wok me aminute to wake up and see wh~t

the love of my life was doin' tome."

Given all the pain he now ex­periences, he can only say to hisbest friend and his girL "I don'tever want to see you again!" ,

Seeing trust broken and abusedis difficult. There is no easy \vayto put emotional pieces back to­gether after the kind of betrayalthe song describes. '.. ; .

Yet, the ability to trust is es­sential for loving,relationships and'for a successful· life. ' .Ho~ can' the person in the song

learn to trust again?' '. . ..The first step.is to~ccep~ his

current.feelings.Trust begins withtrusting oneself. Essential for thisis, list~nii1g' to and trusting one'sfeelings. Tllis is challenging whenthese emotions are deep hurt, lossand anger. Yet, going through thegrief 'oJ loss can bring an indi­vidual to a different and betteremotional place. '

, ,Next he needs to examine therelationships he chooses. This as­sessment should be honest andcompassionate toward himself.

. -Does he overlook characteror behavior when he' choosesfrie~ds?

-Was he ever uneasy. abouthow these tw~ people treate~,~im'

or.oth,ers? ," " " ""Such, sel(-inquiry wjll help him

evaluate.'hOwhe cho()~es r1e()ple'to trust: ' . ...., '

~\.Third, he should identify what

remains in his life that is benefi-" cial. Support and friendship with

others~ remain, even in times o'floss. Recognizing these resources'does not discountthe current pain.Rather it enables him to realizethat he still, is lov~d. ,"

Finally he c~m take, all that hehas .been through to God. Godaccepts all of our feelings. Godwill lead us toward opportunitiesand people who will help us .toheal.

After betrayal and deep disap­pointment we need to rediscoverthat we can trust in ourselves, inlove, in friendship and in God.

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Love-must have·beenblind.' ' ':', \.Because ISlJre didr1lse,~ this Q.rie:co·n:'i.ng.~ '.(I o,nce wasblincH)l!t.ri9w·I,~.ee~)· ..,' ...... '. '.My.bestfrien(J,;hull, "', "; ': :- .. ,.,:.":;">,':' ..They keep the onesYQu love cfqse; .::.:And your·enemies even closer.'But I can~t: win for losing.'Cause the one I,thought was a friend to meEnded up being my true enemy

Early one morning while you were asleep ,I received a letter, but there was no addressee.So I paid it no mind, in factI wanted to send it back.But something that I was feeling said open it.It said, "Dear Reader,Or once close friend of mine,I hope this letter finds you in time.'Cause your love is ending,And my life is just beginning,With the woman that I know you hold dear to you."And it made me want to say

Refrain: , 'I don't ever want to see you againBut I stuck by you to the endAnd my conscience is clearAnd I can move on from hereBut I wish I could say the same for, you baby.I don't ever Vl{ant to see yOlJ agai~.

But tell me why did itHave to be my best friendThat you were m'essin' round with?I didn't want to notice it. 'I was true to my,love for·you~ ',. ,. ,It took me a minute to wake up and seeWhat the love of my life was doing to me.I wanted to lay down and die . ''Cause my pride won't let me cry'But somehow I knew I had to get over it.He said he couldn't understandUntil he felt your touch.And now he can see why I loved you so much.That's so unfair.I never thought I'd have to shareYour love that I thought Was given to only m,e.And now I know why

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Bridge: '.(Knowing all the pain you caused me)Listen to mer baby.Gave you everything, my love and my ringAnd you violated me.And I don't ever want to see you again.

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After betrayal how can you trust?By CHARLIE MARTIN

-THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Apr. 3, 199~

7:00 p.m. The Passion Play

HISPANIC HEALING SERVI:CESunday, April 5 - 2:00 p.m.

Father Leo Maxfield

NORTH DARTMOUTH-ADivorced and Separated SupportGroup meets on the second Wednes­day and fourth Monday ofeach month,aUhe Family Life Center, 500 SlocumRoad, from 7-9 p.m. For more infor­mation on this and other similar sup­port groups' meeting times call 999­6420.

NORTH DIGHTON-A Masswill be celebrated at St. Joseph'sChurch at 7 p.m. on April 7 for theintention of the canonization ofFrederic Ozanam and in memory ofdeceased members 6f the St. Vincent

.de Paul Society. A meeting of theTaunton chapter of StVincent de Paulwill follow in the parish hall.

NORTH EASTON-The Taun­ton District Council of CatholicWomen will sponsor an evening ofrecollection at 6:30 p.m. April 7 at theHoly Cross Retreat House: EastonCircle Daughters ofIsabella will hostthe evening. For more iriformationcall Maureen Papineau at 238-4824.

NORTON-St. Mary's Parishwill host an evening of song andprayer led by John Polce on Apri I 19at 7 p.m. For more information callAbel Rodriques at 285-9871.

SAGAMORE-All area womenare invited to a morning of recollec­tion on April 17 from J.O a.m. to noonat St. Theresa's Chapel on route 6A.Confessions wi II be heard by a priestofOpus Dei.

S:EEKONK-St. Mary's Parishwill hold a food drive the weekend ofApril18and 19 to benefit St. Joseph'sFood Pantry and others in need. Col­lection boxes wilfbe available at theparish after all Masses. For more in­formation call 399-8440.

WAREHAM-A charismaticMass will be held at St. Patrick's Par­ish at 7 p.m. on April 13. All are wel­come..

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WEST HARWICH-All are in­vited to join Holy Trinity Parish in aSolemn Novena to the Divine Mercyon April 10 at 2:30 p.m., April 11 at3

. p.m. and 7 p.m. the following days.Novena will be concluded on the FirstSunday after Easter, "Divine MercySunday" April 19, at 2 p.m., with aspecial devotion and Benediction. Formore information call Jane Jannell at432-0014 or Father JosephBlyskoszat 430-4000.

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NEW BEDFORD-The Sistersof Mercy in the Fall River Diocesewill celebrate the 125th anniversaryof the arrival of. the nuns here at aMass April 19 in St. LawrenceChurch, 110 Summer Street. A lun­cheon will follow ,at St. Julie BilliartChurch, 494 Slocum Road, NorthDartmouth.

NEW BEDFORD-Members ofthe Calix Group in the Diocese ofFallRiver will conduct their annual holyhour at Holy Name Church on HolyThursday, April 9 at 9:30 p.m. Theywill proclaim the Scripture readings,lead the recitation of the rosary and par­ticipate in Eucharistic devotion foll<,>w­ing a Mass. A brief business meetingwill precede the event at 8:30 p.m.

NORTH ATTLEBORO-TheDaughters ofIsabella, Benedict Circle#61, will meet on April 7 at 7:30 p.m.in the ,rec. room of 'Circle Court onHigh Street.

NORTH DARTMOUTH-The.Office of Family Ministry announcesthe next Retrouvaille weekend will beheld April 17-19. It offers couples itchance to help heal and renewtroubled marriages. For more infor-

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FAIRHAVEN-The Saints andSingers will ,perform an Easter con­certtitled "We Crown You WithPraise" at St. Mary's Parish tonightat8p.m. Refreshments will be servedin the parish hall following the con­cert and all are welcome.

EASTON-The Chapel of Maryat Stonehill College will hold aTenebrae service at 8 p.m on April 7.All are welcome. .

FAIRIJAVEN"':-St. Joseph's Par­ish will hold a Seder meal at St.Joseph's SchoolAuditorium on April4 at 6 p.m. All are welcome and ifyou would like to participate contactSt. Joseph~s rectory at 994-9714.

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FALL RIVER-Catholic Memo­rial Home will offer twofree continu­ing education seminars to area doc­tors and nurses. "Medical, Ethicaland Legal Issues in Pain Manage~

ment" will'be presented by Dr. AlfredLang McKee Jr., April 16 and the sec~

ond, "Palliative CarelHospice Care"will be presented by Dr. MarkShparber'on May 14. Both programs

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FALL RIVER-A joint Stationsof the Cross service and meditationon the Passion ofChrist will beheldon Good Friday, April 10, at severalarea parishes. Pilgrims will beginmaking the stations at 2 p.m. at .St.Louis Church, Bradford Avenue, andcontinue around Kennedy Park witha stop at St. John Episcopal Church,

Sally kirk at 362-5977. Middle Street, for the twelfth station.The remaining stations will be held

EAST FREETOWN-The next at St. Anne Church, South Main"Growing as Youth Ministers".night Street, and celebration of the Lord'swill be held from 7-9:30 p.m. at Ca- Passion will follow at 4 p.m.thedral Camp on April 16. It will con-sistofprayer, sharing and storytelling. NEW BEDFORD-A confer­by local youth ministers and is open ence for Catholic men will be held atto all ministers of youth, catechists the Lowell Memorial Auditorium onand confirmation leaders. To sign·upApriI18. Cardin~1Law will host thecall the Youth Ministry office at 678- event and Bishop Sean P. O'Malley~828. . _. . (wiUbe .amongbishops participating.~ An Emmaus retreat for young .. A bus for local men will be leaving~dultsbetweeri the ages of20andlh~' from Holy Name Parish, New Bed­early 30s will be held April 24-26 atl ford at 6:30 a;m.ApriI18. Call Msgr.Cathedral Camp. It:provides an op-' ,Harrington at 992-3'184 to reserve aportunity for young adults to experi- spot. .I:'or more information call Bud'ence God's love and to share in a Miller at 678-2828. .Christian community. For more in­formation call AnneJanerico at 564-,5908. '

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CENTERVILLE--:-Our Lady ofVictory and Our Lady of Hope Par­ishes announce that they are fO!lllinga Catholic Women's Club.. The firstmeeting will be on April 6 at 7 p.m. ,in Our Lady ofVictory parish center.Stephen' Kenney, headmaster of St.Francis Xavier Preparatory School-inIiyannis, will be guest speaker andaddress the topic "The History, Phi­losophy and Future of Catholic Edu­cation on Cape Cod." All are wel­come. For more information call

, 6:3Q-8.p.m. April 6 "Unfinished Busi­ness," April 13 "Grieving with Hope"and April 27 "Viewing Loss as aTeacher." ,

Divine Mercy Sunday will be cd­ebrated at the shrine on April 19. Fa­ther Robert Kaszynski will be the cel­ebrantand homilist forthe I :30 p.m.Mass and a holy hour with Benedic­tion will follow at 3 p.m. Expositionof the Blessed Sacrament and Venera­tion of a relic from Blessed Faustinawill take place from 10 a.m.to 1 p.m.and confessions will be heard fromII a.m. to 3 p.m. ' All are welcome.

HOLY THURSDAY - APRIL 9MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER

7:00 p.m.Father Manuel Pereira

10:00 a.m. Spanish Way of the Cross12:10 p.m. English Way of the Cross

1:30 p.m. Portuguese Way of the Cross

3:00 p.m. The Lord's Passion

TENEBRAE SERVICEWednesday, AprifS - 7:15 p.m.

Father Richard Delisle

GOOD FRlDAY - APRIL 10Day of Recollection with Father Pat

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WAY OFTHE CROSSFriday, April 3 - 7:15 p.m.

Father Ernest Corriveau

GRIEF EDUCATION PROGRAMMondaY, Apri/6 -, 6:30 p.m.

"Unfinished Business"Counseling Center - $10 Donation

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ATTLEBORO-On Good Fri­day, April 10, Father Andre "Pat"Paten2.ude will 'lead a day of reflec~

tion inl song and ·prayer from '9 a.m.to 5 p.m. at La Salette Shrine. Regis­tration is required. Call the shrine at222-5410 for more information.

Thl~ Counseling Center at theshrine continues its Grief EducationPrograms for anyone dealing with thedeath of a loved,one. Sessions are asfollows: Thursdays from 1-2 p.m.April 16 "Making Changes" and April30 "Reaching Out." Mondays from